Railroadjrail joint



A. J. MOXHAM. RAILROAD RAIL JOINT.

(No Model.)

No. 477,680. Patented June 28, 1892.

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UNTTED STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, OF JbHNSTOWVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROADRAlL JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letteis Patent No. 477,680, dated June 28,1892. Application. filed September 22,18f91. Serial No. 406,500. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: 5

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, of Johnstown, in the county ofCambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulRailroad-Rail Joint, which invention is fully set forth and illustratedin the following specification an d accompanying d rawings.

The object of this invention is sufficiently indicated by its titleabove given.

The invention will first be described in de tail, and then particularlyset forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the rail-joint in sideelevation. Fig.2

is a vertical cross-section taken through Fig.

1 at the line X X. Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection taken through Fig.1 at the line Z Z, showing a modification which may be made, hereinafterdescribed. Fig. 4 shows in crosssection one of the rails and asupporting foot or chair before said rail and foot are united, ashereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing a rail-jointsimilar to that shown in Fig. 3, and also one of theintermediate railfeet or chairs used between the joints.

In said figures the several parts are respectively indicated byreference-letters, as follows:

The letter R indicates two track-rails of channel form, meeting at thepoint J. To the end of each rail is secured a foot or chair 0 in anysuitable manner. Preferably, however, said chairs are welded to thevertical webs r of the rails at the points cfiFig. 4, the metal beingpreferably thickened at the points of welding, as shown. Such weldingmay be done by any suitable process, method, act, or means.

The letters E F indicate two internal splicebars located in the interiorof the rails, the upper portion of each bar bearing against the underside of the heads of the rails and the lower portion of each bar bearingagainst the top surfaces at of the feet 0. Said splice-bars are adjustedby means of the bolts 1), provided with nuts I). Said bolts have squareheads, and a socket-wrench can be applied thereto through the holes 0 inthe sides of the rails.

As shown in Fig. 2, the nuts I) may be set up by turning the same with awrench, the heads of the bolts being square in a square hole in thesplice-bar E. In Fig. 3 the nuts ing of the bolt tightens or sets outthe splicebars. The bolts 0 may be put in place by being passed throughthe holes 0, or, if made short enough, may be first inserted in thesplice-bars and said bars then slipped into place at the ends of therails. v

The under sides'of the heads of the rails R, against which thesplice-bars bear, are beveled, as shown at g g, and the top surfaces atof the chairs 0 are also beveled, as shown at h. By this means asplice-bar fit is secured when the bolts 7) are screwed up. If desired,however, only the under sides of the heads of the rails may be beveledand the bevels omitted from the chairs, or the chairs may be beveled andthe bevels omitted from the rails.

In Fig. 5 an intermediate chair C is shown secured to the rail R. Saidintermediate chairs may, if desired, be of the same form as the chairs0, or they may be of any other desired form.

By the construction above described all exterior splice-bars aredispensed with and the street-pavement may be laid true or flush withthe vertical sides of the structure.

Having thus fully described my said invention, I claim 1. A rail-jointconsisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination: two doublewebbedrails, a chair secured to the end of each of said rails, and internalsplice-bars.

2. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two double- Webbed rails, a chair welded to the end of each of saidrails, and internal splice-bars.

3. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, internal splice-bars, and a chair secured to theend of each of said rails, provided with a seat at or near its top forsaid bars.

named parts, in combination: two doublewebbed rails, a chair secured tothe end of 4. A rail-joint consisting of the following each of saidrails, internal splice-bars, and adj listing-bolts for said bars.

5. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two double- Webbed rails, internal splice-bars, a chair secured to theend of each of said rails, provided with a seat at or near its top forsaid bars, and adj usting-bolts for said bars.

6. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnained parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, a chair secured to the end of each of saidrails, internal splice-bars, and ad j usting-bolts for said bars, thesides of said rails being provided with holes for access to said bolts.

7. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, internal splice-bars, a chair secured to the endof each of said rails, provided with a seat at or near its top for saidbars, and adj listing-bolts for said bars, the sides of said rails beingprovided with holes for access to said bolts.

8. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, a chair secured to the end of each of saidrails, and intern al splice-barshaving upper and lower bevel-bearings,one or both.

9. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, a chair secured to the end of each of saidrails, and internal splice-bars, said rails and chairs, one or both,being provided with beveled bearing-surfaces for said splice-bars.

10. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two double- Webbed rails, a chair secured to the'end of each of saidrails, internal splice-bars, and adjusting-bolts for said bars, saidrails and chairs, one or both, being provided with beveledbearing-surfaces for said splice-bars.

11. A rail-joint consisting of the followingnamed parts, in combination:two doublewebbed rails, a chair secured to the end of each of said railsand having a top surface, as a, and internal splice-bars, the undersides of the heads of said rails and said top surfaces of said chairs,one or both, being beveled.

12. In a rail-joint, in combination with a double-webbed rail, a chairsecured to said rail and provided with an inclined internal top surface.

13. In a rail-joint, the combination of a double-webbed rail having theunder portion of its head beveled and a chair having its upper surfacebeveled.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM.

Witnesses:

ROBERT S. MURPHY, FRANCIS, P. REILLY.

